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It is always like a small keynote to release such a tool of fun and entertainment.
The middle of the 17th century was a period of great changes; with the arrival of the scientific method came what we now call the Scientific Revolution. Many great scientists, with their theories and ideas, changed and shaped our perception of the universe: Galileo Galilei, Copernicus, Kepler, Bacon and, above all, Sir Isaac Newton.
 
In Newton, the players take the role of a young scientist who wants to become one of the great geniuses of this era. To reach their ultimate goal, they travel around Europe, visit universities and cities, study to discover new theories, build new tools and work to earn money.
 
The game is played over six rounds. Each round, every player plays five cards from their hand, and each played card allows the player to perform one of the many actions of the game. An action can have a variety of effects, which depend on the symbols on the board. At the end of the round, a player can take back all the cards except for one. One card has to remain on the board, which means that you give up one possibility of doing that action, but also that that very action will be carried out with greater strength. Fortunately, you can acquire new cards with additional powers to perform more actions.
After six rounds, you calculate your final score, and the player with the most VP wins.
 
That's it. No updates, no additional stuff to connect: you can play it right now on #BGA by clicking the link below:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=newton
 
And you can also play it alone with the SOLO mode!
We would love to thank Cranio Creations as well as Simone Luciani & Nestore Mangone for their authorization to bring this game online, and the fantastic work done by xevizero for developing it.
 
But wait, there's more...
We have a great tutorial included (thx Nekonyancer) for you to learn it in no-time, even if you are not logged in. Like magic!
Share the link below with your friends before asking them to join to help them prepare : https://boardgamearena.com/tutorial?game=newton
 
Do not forget about the SUMMER CALENDAR on the front page: we are close to the halfway point this month!
That's it for today. As always...
Take care and play fair!
 
(and just out of curiosity: who is using an iPhone for the news readers? Or Android? Or else? Let us know in the comments!)

I am using the Android BGA app.

I too am on the android bga "app" (seems like it's really just chrome?)

iPhone with Safari browser.
Stupid sexy upside down sketch Flanders!

Android app

iPhone Safari BGA “app” here (it’s just the “add to home screen” option that creates a shortcut on the home screen and it acts sort of like an app). It works great but has 2 issues for me:
1. If I switch to another app for a while or if I lock my screen or let it go to sleep, when I switch back to the app it is not up to date (still shows the number of turns and online players from when it was last open). So I always have to force quit and reopen.
2. It does not have the usual Safari menu at the bottom (no nav bar, share, refresh/reload, etc.). Which means that if it glitches or times out I have to force quit snd reopen the “app’.
A nice feature would be notifications when it’s my turn.
My specs: iPhone SE, iOS 17.1.2, background app refresh is off and I’m always in low battery mode.

DrJams wrote: ↑14 August 2024, 14:03 iPhone Safari BGA “app” here (it’s just the “add to home screen” option that creates a shortcut on the home screen and it acts sort of like an app). It works great but has 2 issues for me:
1. If I switch to another app for a while or if I lock my screen or let it go to sleep, when I switch back to the app it is not up to date (still shows the number of turns and online players from when it was last open). So I always have to force quit and reopen.
2. It does not have the usual Safari menu at the bottom (no nav bar, share, refresh/reload, etc.). Which means that if it glitches or times out I have to force quit snd reopen the “app’.
A nice feature would be notifications when it’s my turn.
My specs: iPhone SE, iOS 17.1.2, background app refresh is off and I’m always in low battery mode.

Useful! thanks for the hints!

iphone Safari

Can’t you somehow see that in the logs? iPhone here, weird Orion browser, works fine.

I'm using Chrome (app) on Windows and Android.